Curb and fender locator



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CURB AND FENDER LOCATOR Filed Aug. 2, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7' 2 2 76 I; Inventor 42 c7321. ,filaneize 1 By flaw '=.;Attome y CURB AND FENDER LOCATOR Filed Aug. 2, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Jfllfiranei'ie 1 B1 @mm Attomay Patented May 5, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to means for mounting on an automobile to enable the driver to see his r fro nder and the curb which would otherwise be hidden or obscured by portions of the automobile, and an important object of the invention is to provide means of this character which may be mounted in a variety of places on the automobile and which is capable of being adjusted for different types of automobiles and different drivers.

It is also an important object of my invention to provide means of the character indicated above which is simple and inexpensive yet eflicient and rugged, and which is capable of being given an attractive and neat appearance.

other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawings, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings:-

Figure l is a horizontal sectional view through the driving compartment of an automobile showing the device of the invention installed therein with phantom lines indicating generally the travel of the light rays to the eye of the driver.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the lens member.

Figure 4 is a perspective group showing the lens frame and the members of the minor bracket.

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the mirror and its supporting bracket, and also showing the means for supporting the bracket from a part of the vehicle.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view through the lens member.

The present invention is an improvementover and further development of the subject matter of my co-pending application Serial No. 732,166, filed June 23, 1934.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 refers generally to the mounting bracket which may comprise the T-shaped horizontal portion 6 through the outer ends of the arms of the cross head of which pass screws or bolts 1, 8 whereby the bracket is attached to the windshield header or other suitable place on the automobile near the windshield 9 as indicated in Figure 1.

From the foot portion of the member 6 depends the round vertical rod In which is connected by a rivet or the like II which may be so arranged as to permit the member In to turn relative to the member 6, if desired.

On one side of the lower end of the member In is a swivel ball H on which the lens member generally designated l2, and the mirror member 5 generally designated l3 are adjustably clamped and swivelled. The mirror member l3 includes the elongated preferably rectangular mirror It and the upper bracket I5 and the lower bracket I6. 10

The upper bracket l5 comprises the vertical plate l6 which is cut out as indicated to provide the laterally bent portion l1 and the upstanding end portions l8, l9 which have laterally and downwardly turned hook portions 26, 2|, respectively, for engaging the upper edge of the mirror H as indicated in Figure 2. The lower member l6 consists of the vertical plate 22 which has on its lower edge the lateral flange 23 provided at opposite ends with laterally directed hook portion 24, 25, respectively, for engaging under the lower edge of the mirror H as indicated in Figure 2. The upper edge of the plate 22 has a lateral portion 26 corresponding in shape and arrangement to the plate ll of the upper 25 member IS. The plate I! of the upper member has an upwardly embossed socket forming portion 21 while the portion 26 of the lower member has a downwardly embossed socket forming portion 28 which are adapted to register on opposite 3 sides of the swivel ball receiving corresponding portions of the swivel ball therein as indicated in Figure 5. Bolts 30 pass through registering holes 3|, 32 and 3|, 32' in the respective portions I1, 26 to draw the socket forming por- 35 tions against opposite sides of the swivel ball, so as to frlctionally clamp the mirror member on the bracket 5 and at the same time clamp the mirror H in place.

The upper member l5 has an extension 33 at one end which is rolled into a journal 36 to re-' ceive a bolt or pin 35 which passes therethrough and also through holes in ears 36, 31 on the frame 38 of the lens member l2.

The frame 38 is a three-sided channel as shown in Figure 4 having a mutilated fourth side providing the portions 39, 40 which terminate in the ears 36, 31.

The lens 4| is rectangular in form and has a concaved circular part 42 on the side which faces rearwardly in the manner indicated in Figure 1, the concavity being of a diameter which approxlmates the width of the mirror ll. The lens his in the channels of the frame 38 and tightening the bolt or pin 35 so as to bring the ears 36, 31

to bear on the opposite ends of the journal sleeve 34 results in tightening the frame on the edges of the lens so as to securely hold the lens and assembling the lens member to the mirror memher.

It is to be noted that the concavity oi the lens 4| faces rearwardly and that the lens member I2 is adjusted relative to the mirror member 13 so that the light rays coming from the right hand front fender and the curb will impinge upon the smooth side of the lens, be bent in passing through the lens and impinge upon the mirror l4 at such an angle as to be reflected into the field of vision of the driver of the automobile. that various adjustments of the lens relative to the mirror may be necessary to obtain the desired field of vision, and that the arrangement of the invention enables swiveling the entire device or the combination of the lens member and mirror member together relative to the bracket 5, to obtain the correct adjustment for tall and short drivers and for different automobiles. It is obvious that tightening the bolt 35 and the It is obvious v to observe the msition of the r i g ht f e r 1der of the automobile with respect to a curb Jim, comprising a bracket supported in a forward comer of the body of the vehicle, a vertically arranged member carried by the bracket. a frame, a universal connection between the frame and said member, a mirror can-led by the frame, a second frame hinged to the front end of the first mentioned frame and a lens carried by the second frame for directing light rays upon the mirror.

JOSEPH W. BRUNE'II'E. 

